The Sensory Cartography of Remembering

...be infused...

I've been obsessed with cataloging smell since my first years on earth. As a child, I loved collecting (and mixing) different scents—crushed pine needles, broken pencil leads, fresh moss from the garden, various napes—creating a personal library of sensory experiences long before I understood the neuroscience behind it.

Last year, watching Drops of God o…